Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niger instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 34.5% less likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niger, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 10.1 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 78.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 0.6% as of 2022.
make 50.0% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2022, while in Niger, the GDP per capita is $1,300 as of 2022.
be 54.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Niger, however, that number is 40.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 43.4% more children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Niger, there are 46.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 85.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Niger, 441.0 women do as of 2020.
be 54.4% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Niger, it is 37.3% as of 2018.
be 83.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Niger, on the other hand, 66.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 56.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Niger, that number is 19% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 31.2% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Niger, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% more on education
Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Niger spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 63.2% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niger: At a glance
How big is Niger compared to Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.